I beg your (Am)par don,

I nev er prom ised you a (G)rose gar den.

A long with the (Am)sun shine,

there’s got to be a lit tle (G)rain some time.

When you (C)take, you got to give, so (C)live and let live or let (Am)go, oh, oh, oh.

I beg your (D)par don,

I nev er prom ised you a (G)rose gar den.

I could (G)prom ise you things leap, like big ise dia mond rings, but you don’t you find it ros es now grow ing on stalks as of (Am)clo you ver,

so you bet ter think it (D)o you to ver.

You When it’s (G)sweet talk ing you leap, could make ise it come true I would give you the it world right now on you, a sil as ver (Am)plat you ter,

but there’s what ter would it (D)mat in’ a ter.

You bet ter

So (Am)smile for a while and (D)let’s be jol ly; (Bdim)love should n’t be so (E7)mel an chol y.

(Am)Come a long and share the good times while we (C)can.

I beg your (C)can.

I beg your (Am)par don,

I nev er prom ised you a (G)rose gar den.

A long with the (Am)sun shine,

there’s got to be a lit tle (G)rain some time.